8
USING THE CB AS A
BASE STATION
Although this CB is designed for mobile
use, you can also use it as a base sta-
tion. For base-station installation, you
need the following items.
• 12-volt DC power supply (such as
Cat. No. 22-504)
Caution: Most 12-volt DC power
supplies plug into a standard AC
outlet to produce DC power. Before
connecting your CB to a 12-volt DC
power supply, read and follow the
instructions included with the power
supply.
• Base station antenna (such as Cat.
No. 21-921)
• Coaxial antenna cable and connec-
tors
Note: Your local RadioShack store
carries coaxial antenna cable and
connectors.
Follow these steps to install the CB as a
base station.
1. Mount the base station antenna as
described in its owner’s manual.
Warning: Use extreme caution
when you install or remove a base
station CB antenna. If the antenna
starts to fall, let it go! It could contact
overhead power lines. If the antenna
touches the power line, contact with
the antenna, mast, cable, or guy
wires can cause electrocution and
death. Call the power company to
remove the antenna. DO NOT
attempt to do so yourself.
2. Route the antenna cable to the CB,
then connect the cable to the
ANTENNA
jack on the back of the
CB.
3. Plug the single connector end of the
power cord into the
POWER 13.8V
DC jack on the CB’s back panel.
4. Connect the black wire to the DC
power supply’s negative (–) termi-
nal.
5. Connect the red wire and orange
wire, with in-line fuses, to the DC
power supply’s po) terminal.
Note: When you turn off the DC power
supply, the CB “remembers” the last
channel you tuned for only a few min-
utes. After that, when you turn on the
DC power supply again, the radio auto-
matically selects Channel 9.
Illustration
Red Wire
Orange Wire
Black Wire
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